Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-06-02

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batiste. Another new design exhibits
a much more lace-like aspect, as the
stripes are narrower; while third has
the lace stripe twice the width of the
one that is closely woven, the latter be-
ing relieved by pin-head dots of rose
color set closely together. This will
be used for drapery and basque or for a
polonaise to be worn over skirts of
either silk or velvet. Brown, dark
green, purple and mode are the colors
usually chosen, and ribbons and velvet
galloon provide suitable trimming for
them.
Those cottons that are close kin to
woods and which have rejoiced in many
names, the most Ineligible of which
is wool batiste, are shown in variety
of colors and combinations as dainty as
a bit of Dresden china-an obvious
comparison, for they seem always to
hint of some such fragile but beautiful
piece of bric-a-brac. The ground
shades are delicate, and both figures
and stripes arc shown upon them, the
stripes being usually fancy and formed
of arabesques, vines or stiff little figures
setin row. A clear white ground has
upon it dark-blue stripe that is quite
narrow, and then a stripe formed of
quaint, stiff figures outlined in red,
blue and some neutral tints. On white,
rose, cream and pale-blue grounds are
shown narrow stripes of pink, red,
black and olive; each stripe is formed
of innumerable little dots, and the re-
suit is odd but attractive. Blue and
yellow wild blossoms are seen on a
cream ground, oval shapes in orange,
blue and white are on Turkey-red and
dark-blue, tiny rose-buds are on white,
cream, blue and rose. while small
checkerboard figures, apparently
thrown here, there and everywhere,
claim all colors for their own.
The larger designs consist of yellow
blossoms on white, mauve and blue, Of
mauve on yellow, red ON white, and
rose ON blue. In the cotton rs in the
woods the mauve patterns are well
brought out and are decidedly smart.
A costume of the white batiste with a
yellow flower upon it is made with a
skirt that is Of the fashionable length
and has drapery that is long and much
looped in the back and falls even with
the edge of the skirt. At one side is
a plated panel of the material, its fac.
ing of golden-brown velvet showing as
it follows u cascade-like course back
of the long plaits In front is ar
ranged plated tablier that is high al
one side and long and plain at the
other, where it flares decidedly from
the panel and shows to good ad.
vantage smooth facing that is
applied to the reversed part Of
the skirt and is covered with loops
of golden-brown velvet and yellow
grosgrains ribbons. The basque is
: quite simple, being a short position
with collar and cuffs of the velvet
Folds of the yellow ribbon finish the
J neck and wrists, the gloves are long
, light tan undressed kid in harmony
with the yellow tones. The hat is O
, fine straw trimmed with brown velve
, and yellow pansies, while the umbrella
is of golden-brown silk.
Sateens differ but little from those O.
J last season, possibly because it il
thought further improvement can no
: be made. They are made specially at
tractive in the mauve and brown
shades, and viii undoubtedly be mucl
worn. The pale grays have small
gray and black figures upon them, thu
modes show garnet, white and Egyp
/ tian-red, while all the faint tints hav,
small circles in deeper tones tina
serve to bring out the colors with NOR
| emphasis. -Butterick'S Delineat0r.